Is R. Kelly out of prison? No, that's not true. The photograph being used to show Robert Kelly, the R&B singer known as R. Kelly, is from 2019. He is still incarcerated at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Chicago, according to
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Donald Trump’s Pants Were NOT On Backwards At Republican State Convention
Was former President Donald Trump wearing his pants backwards on stage at the state Republican convention in Greenville, North Carolina, on June 5, 2021? No, that's not true: One copy of the video, with extra saturated color, makes it app
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Fireflies Photographed in Trees with Long Time Exposure’
A Facebook post purportedly showing “fireflies photographed in trees with long time exposure” was shared on May 28 2021 to the Facebook group “Weird, Fantastic, Beautiful and Odd,” but soon spread outside its confines: In that
The Dispatch→ Did Dominion Voting Systems Lose Its Lawsuits Against Giuliani and Powell?
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Anthony Fauci’s Emails Were NOT Leaked — They Were Released Through The FOIA
Were Dr. Anthony Fauci's emails leaked to the public? No, that's not true: Several media outlets, including The Washington Post, CNN and BuzzFeed News, filed Freedom of Information Act requests to access copies of Fauci's office emails. A
FactCheck.org→ Viral Posts, Pundits Distort Fauci Emails
SciCheck Digest Thousands of pages of redacted emails to and from Dr. Anthony Fauci are now publicly available, thanks to journalists’ Freedom of Information Act requests. Some of those messages have been distorted in viral posts, particularly ab
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Starbucks Location Did NOT Post Sign Announcing It Was Closed To ‘Educate White People’
Did a Starbucks in downtown Denver post a sign in their window that told customers it was closed to "educate white people about their racism"? No, that's not true: That sign is a doctored image that mocks racial bias training Starbucks ho
FactCheck.org→ Understanding Pennsylvania’s Proposed Bill on Handling Fetal Remains
Q: Did Pennsylvania lawmakers vote to “fine” women who miscarry? A: No. But a bill proposes to mandate that health care providers bury or cremate fetal remains, regardless of when or how the pregnancy ends. Experts say such requirements
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Exaggerates Adverse Events Experienced By Adolescents In Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Trial
Does a video tell the full and complete truth about adverse events experienced by adolescents in a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine trial? No, that's not true: It says that 86% of children reported "adverse reactions, ranging from mild to serious,
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Proof 5G Does Not Exist in Canada
Does a video showing the insides of two 5G phones prove 5G does not exist in Canada because they lack a 5G chip? No, that's not true: The Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus and Samsung Galaxy S20 FE phones shown in the video do have the capability t
Full Fact→ Govt advice differs for travel to some amber list islands
“You shouldn’t be visiting those countries on the amber list for holidays.” Robert Jenrick MP, 4 June 2021. This article is correct on 4 June 2021. Similar things have been said previously by Matt Hancock and the Prime Minister.
Full Fact→ Hecklers at Twickenham Stadium vaccine drive spout false claims
A video posted on Facebook, filmed at Twickenham Stadium where many people queued to receive a Covid-19 vaccination on the May Bank Holiday, includes a number of false claims. During the video a recording of someone who identifies herself a
Snopes→ Reports: Facebook to End Rule Exemptions for Politicians
Facebook has had a general “newsworthiness exemption” since 2016.
Health Feedback→ Vaccines are a safer alternative for acquiring immunity compared to natural infection and COVID-19 survivors benefit from getting vaccinated, contrary to claims by Peter McCullough
REVIEW An interview featuring Peter McCullough, a cardiologist and professor of medicine at Texas A & M University, conducted by writer John Leake on 19 May 2021, was published as a video on Rumble by Fleccas Talks, a channel run by political co
FactCheck.org→ Biden Exaggerates Opposition Votes from Moderates
President Joe Biden went too far when he claimed he hasn’t gotten more done legislatively because Sens. Kyrsten Sinema and Joe Manchin “vote more with my Republican friends.” By one measure, both have voted with Biden’s position
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Water Car Inventor’ Stanley Meyer Was NOT Killed By Pentagon — Cause Of Death Was A Brain Aneurysm
Was Stanley Meyer, an inventor and holder of several patents, including a patent to turn water into fuel, killed by the Pentagon? No, there is no evidence that Meyer was killed by the Pentagon or anyone else. The Franklin County, Ohio, co
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence That Tom Hanks Is Ill, Will Spend The Rest Of His Life ‘In And Out Of Hospitals’
Did actor Tom Hanks' wife Rita Wilson reveal her husband's health condition and will he "spend the remainder of his life in and out of hospitals"? No, that's not true: Hanks, who was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes in 2013 and COVID-19 in
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Email Addressed To Dr. Anthony Fauci Does NOT Confirm COVID-19 Was Man-made
Does an email addressed to Dr. Anthony Fauci confirm that COVID-19 was man-made? No, that's not true: The email, forwarded to Fauci via public inquiry, states that the virus that causes COVID-19 was created but does not prove that it was.
FactCheck.org→ Dominion’s Defamation Lawsuits Are Still Active
Quick Take Dominion Voting Systems has sued Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell for making false accusations of election fraud that defamed the company after the 2020 election. Both of those lawsuits are ongoing, but a false claim circulating on social med
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: John Podesta Was NOT Executed At Gitmo
Was former White House Chief of Staff John Podesta executed at the U.S. government's prison facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba? No, that's not true: The claim is "false," the Department of Defense told Lead Stories. The claim was published
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘White Pride Skittles,’ Explained
On June 3 2021, @NoContextBrits tweeted a photograph of “white pride Skittles,” in what was truly an on-brand tweet: I don’t think that’s the kind of pride they mean… pic.twitter.com/iYAWcAOsAK — No Context Brits (@NoConte
The Dispatch→ Did Fauci Send an Email Touting Hydroxychloroquine as a COVID Treatment?
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Truth or Fiction?→ Hellmann’s Chunky Mayonnaise
On June 1 2021, a Facebook user shared what appeared to be a photograph of a product called “Hellman’s Chunky Mayonnaise” on a store shelf: A caption read: Who in Caucasia decided this was okay ? Based on the image’s formatti
Full Fact→ Telegraph columnist wrongly claims literacy at the lowest level in UK history
A column in the Daily Telegraph makes a number of eye-catching claims about the state of education in the UK, but not all of them are right. In the piece, journalist Celia Walden argues that schemes to help pupils catch up on their learning after
The Dispatch→ Trump Supporters Seek an Audit in Georgia. What Are They Looking For?
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AllSides→ No, emails to Fauci don’t show early agreement that virus was man-made
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/jun/02/facebook-posts/no-emails-fauci-dont-show-early-agreement-virus-wa/
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Did NOT Jail Fauci For His ‘Dirty’ Money To China
Did President Joe Biden jail Dr. Anthony Fauci for his "dirty" money to China? No, that's not true: The claim is made in the headline of a video that says nothing about the president jailing the nation's top infectious disease expert. The
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Dr. Anthony Fauci’s Private Email On Masks, Dated February 2020, Does NOT Conflict With What He Was Saying Publicly Around That Time
Does Dr. Anthony Fauci's private email on masks, dated February 2020, conflict with what he was saying publicly around that time? No, that's not true: His email was consistent with the guidance given then. Since the start of the COVID-19
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Biden Mindlessly Claims White Supremacy is a Bigger Threat to America than ISIS or Terrorism’
On June 1 2021, United States President Joe Biden gave a speech acknowledging the anniversary of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, offering comments that seem to have pushed disinformation purveyors into previously undreamt-of heights of fantasy. For examp
Truth or Fiction?→ Biden’s ‘Black Entrepreneurs’ Speech in Tulsa
On June 1 and 2 2021, a number of the usual disinformation purveyors claimed that United States President Joe Biden said Black entrepreneurs “don’t have lawyers and accounts like white business owners” in what appeared to be an inau
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: U.S. Military Did NOT Arrest Dr. Deborah Birx
Did the U.S. military arrest former White House coronavirus response coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx for her role in deceiving the public about the effectiveness of masks in preventing the spread of COVID-19? No, that's not true: The claim i
Snopes→ Did a Petition Seek To Rename Reagan Airport After Jojo Siwa?
In 2021, news outlets reported that tens of thousands of people wanted to ditch the name of the 40th president in favor of dancer and social media personality Jojo Siwa.
Snopes→ No, Biden Did Not Say ‘White Republican Men’ Are ‘More Dangerous Than Isis’
Fox News host Tucker Carlson grossly misrepresented remarks made by President Joe Biden in June 2021.
AllSides→ Can scientific uncertainties about COVID-19 be fact-checked?
https://www.poynter.org/fact-checking/2021/can-covid-19-uncertainty-be-fact-checked/ The coronavirus pa
Full Fact→ More than 10 people are dying of Covid-19 each week in the UK
“We’re seeing deaths under an average of 10 a week now from Covid, bearing in mind we’re going to be losing a lot more than that to heart disease and cancer and the like – well hundreds, I mean, hundreds more people – to
Climate Feedback→ Explainer: How the rise and fall of CO2 levels influenced the ice ages
By Zeke Hausfather. This article was first published on Climate Brief on 2 July 2020. The Earth’s climate has been quite stable over the past 11,000 years, playing an important role in the development of human civilisation. Prior to that, the Earth e
The Dispatch→ Do Two Democratic Senators ‘Vote More’ With Republicans?
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Poynter→ Dominion’s defamation lawsuit against Giuliani, Powell remains active, despite claims of otherwise
Two of Donald Trump’s lawyers, Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell, repeatedly pushed conspiracy theories and baseless claims about the 2020 presidential election, leading Dominion Voting Systems to sue them for defamation. Over the Memorial Day week
FactCheck.org→ Is Unemployment Bonus Keeping Workers on Sideline?
Despite a stubbornly high unemployment rate of 6.1% in April — representing 9.8 million people who say they are actively looking for work — many employers are reporting that they can’t find people to hire. Republicans say the $300 a w
Truth or Fiction?→ Was Michael Flynn Kicked Off of Twitter — Again?
In May 2021, just after he called for military overthrow of the United States government during a QAnon conference, Twitter halted an alleged attempt by former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn to evade being banned by the platform. Flynn had alr